Samsung releases specifications of new Galaxy A3, A5 and A7 (2017) series phones

Samsung releases specifications of new Galaxy A3, A5 and A7 (2017) series phones 1

While the launch of their latest incarnation of their Galaxy A-series phones has been teased for some time along with a recent leak of the Malaysia launch of the Galaxy A5 and A7, few details have surfaced regarding the exact specifications of the phones. Until now. Ahead of the local Malaysia launch that will happen…

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Keeping your new year resolutions with the power of tech and the Gear S3

Keeping your new year resolutions with the power of tech and the Gear S3 4

2017 has landed on our doorstep along with a raft of the obligatory new year resolutions. Here’s how Samsung’s latest smartwatch the Gear S3 helps you to keep your New Year’s resolution list on the straight and narrow. The new year is here and with it comes the obligatory huge checklist of resolutions to achieve.…

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New Vision 1 and Iris-M1 car video cameras launched in Malaysia

New Vision 1 and Iris-M1 car video cameras launched in Malaysia 11

Malaysian outfit Eagle I CVR has just launched their new Vision 1 and Iris-M1 car video cameras in a grand launch today at the Midvalley mall. The Vision 1 car video camera comes with a 3.5-inch 480 x 320 16:9 aspect ratio pixel display and runs Android 5.1 with 1GB RAM and 8GB of onboard…

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Oppo teases Malaysia launch of R9s camphone

Oppo teases Malaysia launch of R9s camphone 16

While Oppo has been dominating billboards with their F1S selfie-centric phone of late, they’re now gunning for the camphone market again with the upcoming release of their R9s smartphone that sports a rear 16-MP camera with a host of impressive hardware to make it an impressive shooter indeed. In terms of hardware, what we do…

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ASUS debuts exclusive Artistry with Asus experential workshops

ASUS debuts exclusive Artistry with Asus experential workshops 23

Asus Malaysia today showcased the imaging capabilities of their ZenFone 3 family of smartphones today with a unique experential workshop that demonstrates just what their phones can do. Taking place at the Espresso Lab coffee shop at KLPAC in downtown Kuala Lumpur, the exclusive experiential workshop hosted Master Photographer Peter Tan who gave an in-depth…

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Samsung’s Gear S3 smartwatch now seeing service by SATS ground crew on Changi airport tarmac

Samsung’s Gear S3 smartwatch now seeing service by SATS ground crew on Changi airport tarmac 28

While detractors have said that smartwatches aren’t yet innovative enough or sufficiently robust to stand up to actual field use and are little more than fancied up watches that tell the time while needing constant recharging, Samsung’s recently launched Gear S3 smartwatches seems to have bucked the trend as they’re now being put to use…

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Forcepoint talks about cybercrime in Malaysia and next-gen solutions

Forcepoint talks about cybercrime in Malaysia and next-gen solutions 29

While the consumer tech industry has weathered the brunt of a bearish market this year and skittish consumer sentiment with a host of high-profile product recalls and the demise of a noted wearable vendor in the market, cyber criminals are having a field day in Malaysia. According to network security provider Forcepoint, there were over…

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[Review] Super Mario Run: Pricey but Fun

[Review] Super Mario Run: Pricey but Fun 30

As of 16th December 2016, Apple and Nintendo finally released Super Mario Run for the iOS platform covering iPhone and iPad. This is one of the exceptionally rare few occasions that they’ve deigned to release a game featuring their star plumber, more so the fact they’ve done so on a non Nintendo platform to target…

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Malaysia is 40th place worldwide for online web surfing dangers says Kaspersky

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At a recent press event, Kaspersky shared some interesting facts regarding where Malaysia was placed in terms of online threats. In 2016, Kaspersky Lab detected 33,353 distinct Internet-borne malware incidents in Malaysia which puts Malaysia in 40th place worldwide when it comes to the risk of incurring an online malware infection. This usually revolves clicking…

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A hands-on with Huawei’s Mate 9 Pro: Leica goodness dialled to 11

A hands-on with Huawei’s Mate 9 Pro: Leica goodness dialled to 11 31

The upgunned sibling of the Mate 9, the Mate 9 Pro comes with a 5.5-inch 2K curved touchscreen up front and runs Huawei’s own latest-gen Kirin 960 processor that’s built on a 16nm FinFet architecture paired with an impressive 6GB RAM and 128GB of non-expandable storage. The Mate 9 Pro does not support microSD cards…

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